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Senate Passes Three-Bill Minibus, Reaches Halfway Mark on 2026 Funding

A dispute over Homeland Security funding tied to ICE practices has blocked a final deal, raising odds of a short-term extension before the Jan. 30 deadline.

The U.S. Capitol is seen at sunset, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A meteorologist monitors weather activity on a computer screen at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Center for Weather and Climate Prediction headquarters in College Park, Maryland on Dec. 5, 2024.
A view shows the U.S. Capitol dome from the Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., July 14, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
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Overview

  • The Senate approved a Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, and Interior-Environment package in an 82–15 vote, sending three more bills to President Donald Trump and bringing the total completed to six of 12.
  • The House advanced a separate two-bill package for Financial Services and National Security–State in a 341–79 vote, and the White House signaled Trump would sign it if it reaches his desk.
  • Homeland Security funding was pulled from the latest House package after an ICE-involved fatal shooting in Minneapolis, as Democrats and progressives press for constraints on ICE and no bipartisan deal has emerged.
  • Leaders are preparing text for a next minibus combining Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD, but limited floor time and unresolved policy fights have lawmakers openly discussing a short-term continuing resolution, potentially focused on DHS.
  • The Senate’s science-focused bills rejected deep cuts proposed in the president’s budget, stabilizing NASA and NSF funding and increasing resources for NIST.